Philadelphia City School District, PA (4218990) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Philadelphia City School District, PA (4218990)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Philadelphia City School District, PA based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	566,697	100.0
Family households (families)	311,055	54.9
With own children under 18 years	143,106	25.3
Married-couple family	163,250	28.8
With own children under 18 years	64,488	11.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	31,157	5.5
With own children under 18 years	13,818	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	116,648	20.6
With own children under 18 years	64,800	11.4
Nonfamily households	255,642	45.1
Householder living alone	219,579	38.7
65 years and over	66,425	11.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	168,817	29.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	138,169	24.4

Average household size	2.60
Average family size	3.59

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	1,473,715	100.0
Householder	566,697	38.5
Spouse	163,183	11.1
Child	475,351	32.3
Other relatives	167,351	11.4
Nonrelatives	101,133	6.9
Unmarried partner	32,236	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	561,947	100.0
Never married	288,538	51.3
Now married, except separated	190,186	33.8
Separated	19,434	3.5
Widowed	19,801	3.5
Divorced	43,988	7.8

Females 15 years and over	666,713	100.0
Never married	301,611	45.2
Now married, except separated	188,893	28.3
Separated	27,916	4.2
Widowed	81,801	12.3
Divorced	66,492	10.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	22,380	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	12,861	57.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	42
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	85
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	42,056	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	16,818	40.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	3,292	7.8
1 or 2 years	4,330	10.3
3 or 4 years	2,941	7.0
5 or more years	6,255	14.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	16,818	40.0
Who are female	12,328	29.3
Who are married	8,645	20.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	418,242	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	25,165	6.0
Kindergarten	17,653	4.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	157,107	37.6
High school (grades 9-12)	86,158	20.6
College or graduate school	132,159	31.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	1,001,167	100.0
Less than 9th grade	64,241	6.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	144,576	14.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	359,331	35.9
Some college, no degree	158,421	15.8
Associate's degree	53,500	5.3
Bachelor's degree	129,575	12.9
Graduate or professional degree	91,523	9.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	79.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	1,162,629	100.0
Civilian veterans	88,555	7.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	1,509,887	100.0
Same house	1,301,601	86.2
Different house in the U.S.	197,535	13.1
Same county	142,190	9.4
Different county	55,345	3.7
Same state	23,064	1.5
Different state	32,281	2.1
Abroad	10,751	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	1,531,112	100.0
Native	1,362,529	89.0
Born in United States	1,312,870	85.7
State of residence	1,064,781	69.5
Different state	248,089	16.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	49,659	3.2
Foreign born	168,583	11.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	168,583	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	75,732	44.9
Not a U.S. citizen	92,851	55.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	218,242	100.0

Native	49,659	22.8
Entered 2000 or later	11,835	5.4
Entered before 2000	37,824	17.3

Foreign born	168,583	77.2
Entered 2000 or later	60,440	27.7
Entered before 2000	108,143	49.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	168,583	100.0
Europe	36,356	21.6
Asia	62,524	37.1
Africa	16,842	10.0
Oceania	446	0.3
Latin America	50,701	30.1
Northern America	1,714	1.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	1,422,098	100.0
English only	1,135,766	79.9
Language other than English	286,332	20.1
Speak English less than "very well"	128,649	9.0
Spanish	133,433	9.4
Speak English less than "very well"	53,844	3.8
Other Indo-European languages	77,292	5.4
Speak English less than "very well"	34,002	2.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	58,398	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	34,967	2.5
Other languages	17,209	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	5,836	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	1,531,112	100.0
American	23,675	1.5
Arab	7,710	0.5
Czech	2,192	0.1
Danish	900	0.1
Dutch	5,962	0.4
English	50,254	3.3
French (except Basque)	12,733	0.8
French Canadian	1,798	0.1
German	131,314	8.6
Greek	4,526	0.3
Hungarian	5,972	0.4
Irish	210,680	13.8
Italian	135,367	8.8
Lithuanian	6,209	0.4
Norwegian	2,291	0.1
Polish	64,845	4.2
Portuguese	3,476	0.2
Russian	27,436	1.8
Scotch-Irish	10,641	0.7
Scottish	8,883	0.6
Slovak	2,574	0.2
Subsaharan African	29,941	2.0
Swedish	3,961	0.3
Swiss	1,712	0.1
Ukrainian	14,427	0.9
Welsh	4,288	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	24,659	1.6

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